Michael Genender Season 2018-19
Weight170 lbs
Height6-1
ClassSenior
HometownLos Angeles, Calif.
2017-18 (Junior)
- Posted a 7-5 overall record
- Was 6-2 in dual competition, playing at No. 4, No. 5 or No. 6
- ITA Scholar-Athlete
- Pac-12 All-Academic selection
- Captured six of his final seven decisions on the year, winning all six in straight sets
- Ranked No. 63 in the final Oracle/ITA poll in doubles, playing with Sameer Kumar
- Recorded an 18-9 record playing with Sameer Kumar in doubles, including an 11-5 dual mark at No. 1 doubles
- Also played two doubles matches with Tom Fawcett, posting a 1-1 record
2016-17 (Sophomore)
- Was the clincher in an upset of No. 6 Cal with a win over No. 109 Filip Bergevi (Mar. 7)
- ITA All-Academic Team
- Pac-12 All-Academic Team
- Teamed up with Sameer Kumar in doubles for a 14-10 overall record and 12-8 in duals
2015-16 (Freshman)
- 14-12 overall, 8-8 in duals, played in every position except No. 1
- Provided two clinching points against Santa Clara and Nevada
- Went 1-4 against nationally-ranked opponents
- 1-4 in three-set matches
- Highest-ranked opponent defeated was No. 25 Herkko Pollanen of Ohio State
- Went 4-3 in doubles play
Prior to Stanford
- 2015 graduate of Harvard Westlake
- Helped lead his team to the CIF SS D1 Final in 2014 & 2015
- 2014 CIF Individual Singles Champion
- 2014 ITF Easter Bowl Quarterfinalist
- 2015 Ojai CIF Single Champion
- 2015 Southern California Men’s Open Sectional Champion
- Ranked No. 1 in Southern California in the 12, 14, 16 and 18 and under divisions
- Received 2015 Harvard Westlake’s Lee Carson Award for Athletics
Personal
- Parents are Mark and Ellen
- Has two sisters, Lauren and Sophia
- Mother competed in tennis at Penn and father played golf at Princeton
- Avid Dallas sports fan of the Mavericks and Cowboys
Career Singles Record
Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Overall | Dual |
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2015-16 | - | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 4-2 | 2-2 | 14-12 | 8-8 |
2016-17 | - | 3-0 | 3-4 | 0-4 | - | - | 9-10 | 6-8 |
2017-18 | - | - | - | 1-0 | 1-2 | 4-0 | 7-5 | 6-2 |
TOTALS | - | 3-2 | 4-6 | 2-4 | 5-4 | 6-2 | 30-27 | 20-18 |
Career Doubles Record
Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | Overall | Dual |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015-16 | - | - | 1-0 | 4-3 | 1-0 |
2016-17 | - | 13-8 | 1-2 | 17-13 | 14-10 |
2017-18 | 12-5 | - | - | 19-10 | 12-6 |
TOTALS | - | 13-8 | 2-2 | 40-26 | 27-10 |
Men's Tennis
Academic Honors
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Academic Leaders
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No. 5 Virginia Outlasts No. 12 Stanford
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On to the Round of 16
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Quick and Convincing
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Weekend Sweep
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Veterans Deliver
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Big Slam Hits Berkeley
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Utah Outlasts Cardinal
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Card Cruises
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Top-12 Battle Goes to USC
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Dons Downed
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Senior Success
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Opening Statement
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Pac-12 Play Begins
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Rotsaert Registers Clincher
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Cavaliers Top Cardinal
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Kumar Clinches Comeback
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Buckeyes Best Card
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Ticket Punched
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Card Advances
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Sherwood Cup Crown
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Broncos Beaten in Burlingame
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Opening Statement
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Season Opener Saturday
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Genesen Falls in Title Match
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Finals Bound for Genesen
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Northwest Regionals
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Genesen Takes Crown
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All Cardinal Final
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ITA Academic Honors
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2018 Season In Review
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All-American
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All-Academic Honors
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Cardinal Quartet Honored
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Stanford Edged by Ole Miss
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Strong Start
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Card Falls in Semis
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Survive and Advance
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Pac-12 Title Chase Begins Thursday
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Best Regular Season in 17 Years
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Cardinal Flies Past Ducks
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Big Slam Sweep
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Staying Sharp At Home
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Fomba Clinches Card WIn
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Top-Four Battle Goes to UCLA
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Showdown in SoCal
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Seven Straight
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Doubleheader Sweep
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Victorious in Doubleheader Opener
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Convincing Road Win
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Fomba Lifts Cardinal
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Fawcett and Genesen Fall in Semis
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Pacific Coast Doubles Semis
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Three Advance to Quarters
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Pacific Coast Doubles Championships
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Stanford Takes Big Slam
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Quick And Convincing
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No. 1 Wake Forest Outlasts Cardinal
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Semifinal Bound
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On to the Quarterfinals
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Another Top-10 Triumph
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Bruins Bested
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Ticket Punched
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Card Advances in ITA Kick-Off
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Season-Opening Success
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Sherwood Cup Crown
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All Cardinal Final
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Three to the Semis
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Card Quintet to Quarters
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Kumar, Genender Reach ITA Semis
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ITA All-Academic Honors
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Season in Review
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Seven Honored by Pac-12
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Deacs Defeat Card
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Athens Awaits
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Vandals Vanquished
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Wildcats Tamed
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Stanford Falls At Cal
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Bay Area Battle
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Roaring Back In Singles
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Cardinal Sweeps Week
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Cardinal Blanks SDSU
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Cardinal Rolls Past Illinois
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Back in Action
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Rally Denies Home Sweep
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Card Rolls No. 8 Texas
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Cardinal Stuns No. 6 Cal
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Pacific Coast Doubles
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UCLA Slips Past Card
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Cardinal Falls to USC
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Cardinal Dominates Dons
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Sweep Life
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Blanking The Rebels
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Cardinal Tops Tigers
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Cardinal Falls at ITA Kick-Off
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ITA Kick-off Weekend
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Cardinal Bests BYU
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Duo Wins Doubles Title
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ITA All-American Recap
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ITA All-Academic Honors
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Season Ends in Round of 16
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There When It Counts
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